Root-container">The Savvy DictionaryGlossary of Musical TermsCheck out our Savvy list of musical terms, with Harvard-approved definitions and our own “Savvy” explanation, bridging the gap between stuff academic speak and casual understanding.ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZAA tempoAccelerandoAccentAccidentalAdagioAgogic AccentAlberti BassAlla breveAllargandoAndanteArpeggioBBalladeBarcarolleBassBeatBinary FormBlue NoteBridgeBroken ChordCCadenceCadenzaCanonCantabileChordChromaticCodaDDa capoDal segnoDecrescendoDiatonicDiminishedDissonanceDolceDominantDynamicsEEnharmonicEspressivoEtudeFFermataFlatForteFortissimoFugueGGlissandoGraveGraziosoHHalf StepHarmonyHemiolaHomophonyIImpromptuImprovisationIntervalInversionKKey SignatureLLargoLeading ToneLegatoLeitmotifLentoMMajorMeasureMelodyMeterMinorModulationMotifMovementNNaturalNeoclassicismNocturneNotationOOctaveOpusOrnamentationOstinatoPPedalPentatonicPhrasePitchPolyphonyPreludeQQuartetRRallentandoRecitalRelative Major/MinorRestRhythmRitardandoRootRubatoSScaleScherzoScoreSequenceSforzandoSharpSight-readingSlurSonataStaccatoSubdominantSuspensionSymphonySyncopationTTempoTenutoTextureThemeTieTimbreTime SignatureTonalityTonicTranspositionTreble ClefTremoloTriadTrillTripletTritoneTurnTuttiUUna CordaUnisonUpbeatVVariationVirtuosoVivaceVoicingWWaltzWhole Step